LSU Softball Remains at No. 12 in National Polls

3/16/2021
LSU Sports Information
By: Chelsey Chamberlain


   BATON ROUGE – The LSU softball team remains at No. 12 in both the USA Today/NFCA DI Coaches Poll the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll announced Tuesday.
   LSU, who has been ranked every week since the end of the 2014 season, claimed a series victory over No. 19 Tennessee on the road last weekend. The Tigers won game one, 2-1 in eight innings. They fell in game two, 4-3 in eight innings, and claimed the series with a 11-3 five-inning rubber match win.
   The Tigers earned a total of 438 points in the NFCA poll and 278 points in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll.
   The Tigers make a short trip to Southeastern Tuesday night for midweek action. The game will start at 6 p.m. and will stream live on ESPN+.  
   For all of the latest news and information on Tiger softball, visit www.lsusports.net/softball. Fans can also follow the program on its social media outlets at www.Facebook.com/lsusoftball along with @lsusoftball and @BethTorina on Twitter and @lsusoftball on Instagram.


​2021 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – March 16 (Week 5)
Rank, School (First-Place Votes), Points, 2021 Record, Previous Ranking
1. Oklahoma (32), 800, 22-0, 1
2. UCLA, 761, 15-1, 3
3. Alabama, 734, 22-1, 4
4. Oregon, 691, 16-1, 5
5. Florida, 650, 17-2, 6
6. Washington, 610, 20-2, 8
7. Arizona, 602, 14-3, 2
8. Oklahoma State, 587, 20-2, 7
9. Kentucky, 525, 20-2, 9
10. Texas, 496, 15-2, 10
11. Arizona State, 454, 17-2, 11
12. LSU, 438, 15-7, 12
13. Florida State, 437, 13-5, 15
14. Duke, 431, 19-1, 13
15. Louisiana, 341, 13-4, 14
16. Missouri, 287, 19-4, 17
17. Arkansas, 281, 20-2, 19
18. Virginia Tech, 261, 10-3, 16
19. Georgia, 248, 19-2, 18
20. UCF, 135, 17-3, 24
21. Tennessee, 117, 18-3, 22
22. Auburn, 109, 16-4, 21
23. Clemson, 95, 16-2, 25
24. South Carolina, 87, 13-6, 20
25. Michigan, 76, 9-3, 23 

Receiving Votes: Baylor (62), Northwestern (37), Southern Illinois (13), Iowa State (12), Illinois (11), Liberty (3), South Alabama (3), Texas State (3), Fresno State (1), James Madison (1), Ole Miss (1).

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